Pima Bajo
A language of Mexico
| Population | 1,000 (1989 SIL). |
| Region | Central Sonora-Chihuahua border, scattered. |
| Language map |
Mexico, reference number 13 |
| Alternate names | Lower Piman, Mountain Pima, Névome |
| Dialects | Chihuahua Pima Bajo (Lower Piman), Sonora Pima Bajo. The Sonora dialect, Pima Bajo and Pima [ood] of USA are similar. Lexical similarity: 85% with Pima [ood] (Tohono O’odham) of USA and Northern Tepehuan [ntp]. |
| Classification | Uto-Aztecan, Southern Uto-Aztecan, Sonoran, Tepiman |
| Language use | Mainly adults. Also use Spanish. |
| Language development | Bible portions: 1994. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | Agriculturalists: maize; lumber mill workers. |
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